Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-07

any bearing on the case right at my fingers ends
That was my part OF the defense.
CHoATE'S ADDRESS 10 THE JURY
was magnificent. He had the sympathy Of ever
body in the court room, OF the court and OF the
jury with him. We thought the district attorney
had gone outside of the evidence In his opening
and Mr.. ChOate called the courts attention to IL
/ remember old Chief Justice Shaw. He looked
like a turtle. He wore very Large couaI
and stock, and sat with his chin drawn way down
in it, and when any thing attracted his attention
come out OF his collar like a turtles out OF It's
she'll But he was very able man. He stuck his
head out in that comical way and directed the dis
evidence. The district attorney was a hard
headed, though an able man, and had the statement
OF the case in his mind In that way and it spot bis
court on our side and the best OF the case.
''When ChOate had spoken for two hours In his
eloquent and poetlcal STYLE he stopped so that his
Mr.. Macarthur. do you think we have brushed ali
that rubbish away!' He referred to the evidence
OF the prosecution. replied that I thought SO.
Then he said, Will go on with the case and
he directed the rest OF hts remarks entirely to the
case. This was done in the coolest possible way,
right in the midst of his argument, thateverybody
.When the case went to the jury they returnedtn
a few minutes, with verdict OF mot guilty."
'aThe case had lasted week or more, and had
come to know Mr.. Ch0ate very we'll / became
very fond OF him.
A SUPPER WITH CH0ATR AND EvARTs
'The next time saw Mr.. Choate," the Judge
continued, twas on the street In Boston. He came
up and clapped his hand on my shoulder, and In
yited me to his house to supper: mention this
had just made his first demonstration. He had
just delivered the address In case before one OF
the New York courts that gave him his first repu-
tat1On. He was then very young man, and II
attracted much attention. remember of reading
great deal about 1t in the newspapers. Well,
young Evarts was at supper with us and there
ent then from what he does when you see him
here In washington to-day. He was an old young
man. He was very much elated over his success
FAMOUS CASE.
I'm IS4S was retained to defend company In
Springfield in a suit brought by car-wheel COM
pany for an infringement OF their patent on the
car wheel. Ny client claimed that the wheel he
made was different and an improvement on the
fist thing did was to secure the services OF Mr..
Choate. took my client to him and We talked
the case over. Then my client left andI remained
that great lawyer in case. That was q famous
trial. It lasted for month and there was great
array OF talent. There was Ch0ate on our side
Supreme Court, and Daniel Webster, representing
the plaintiff ChOate was devOtee OF Webster's.
They were great friends and Choate had the great
est awe and admiration for Webster's splendid
genius remember did not think should like
Webster. 1t ten days after the trial began be-
fore he appeared IN the court room I remarked
up with the case, but his reply was: HE will be
dangerous whenever he comes into the case
WEBSTER CONES.
"When the great Webster did come" said Judge
Macarthur, che did not seem to take much inter-
est in the case. He came into it quietly, without
sionally to ask question. He just sat there and
watched. He chatted and was very sociable and
very We'll and to have great respect and admi.
ration for him. He was grand man. He wore
that historical suit and high choker; and his rne
guished him from all Others He was regal look
Fl was to open the case for the defense. He
we are all waiting ahxiously to hear your opening,
to see II you will leave anything for the rest of
and would dina make some testing reply we Were
agreeable all the while. When the plaintiffs case
was closed spoke for i've hours opening our SIDE
u was s out NO sed
think Of and try and drive away the good impress
said ali could think Of that could do us any good.
Both Webster and Choate were very kind to
me and spoke in complimentary terms Of my
hear the addresses Of webster and choase. The
other in suit was great occasion. Choate made
nary legal argumens~coid and logical He was
not the orator that Ch0ate was. II was in this
case that the famous anoc00Ce OF tne Two men was
told: That ChOate In the most elegant way, and
with great minuteness, described the vast Differ
ence Between the two car wheels, until he had
convinced everybody that they could not possibly
be anything alike. Then Webster replied by
simply pointing to the two wheels and saying:
sWell, gentlemen, there they are; see for your
selves and so won the case. But, truly, MI. Web
ster's argument was very plain ana simple. He
was not great forensic speaker. He could clear
out an assemblage OF people after their curiosity
had been satisfied as quickly as any man. Ch0Ate
held his hearers spell-bound
CHoATES HANDWRITING.
aChoate had the most peculiar handwriting any
body ever looked upon. It was not trembling; the
characters were bold and clear but they were like
some strange, foreign alphabet+t was perfectly
unintelnR1ble. He would write out instructions
for me to copy, and could not read them. would
saw: Judge you viii have to tell me what thai
character iS' why he would reply, that's SC
and 80: it's as plain as the nose on your lace Jus,
before he began to speak, webster took handful
OF Choate's notes and distributed them among The
ladies in the court room, going around with then
like a man with handhtlls. He gave them out q:
cnrifstieS saying that he did not know what they
were: the ladies might take them home and STUDY
them out.
wIDsrBRb ADMIRATION HoH cHoATk
"It was on Monday, think, that Choate con
cluded his argument. Mt. webster was TO spea1
tho next day, and that night the Iiddlesex bal